CHAPTER 23. TERREBONNE PORT COMMISSION

§2201. Creation of Terrebonne Port Commission; members

A.(1) The Terrebonne Parish Port Commission heretofore created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana under the provisions of Act 485 of 1964, and having a port area coextensive with the entire parish of Terrebonne, is hereby declared to be and constitute a port, harbor, and terminal district pursuant to Section 43 of Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana as amended, and as such shall have all authority granted by said Section of the Constitution as well as such authority, powers, and jurisdiction as may be hereinafter provided by this Chapter.

(2) The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed for six-year terms as follows:

(a) Three by the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish.

(b) Two by the Terrebonne Parish president, subject to ratification by the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish.

(c) One by the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish from a panel of three names submitted by the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce.

(d) One by the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish from a panel of three names submitted by the South Central Industrial Association.

(3) The members of the commission in office on June 16, 2002, shall continue to serve the balance of the terms for which they were appointed. In the event any such member of the commission shall cease to be a member thereof for any reason prior to the expiration of his term, his successor shall be appointed for the unexpired term of office by the authority which made the original appointment. Thereafter, the successors of all of the commissioners shall be appointed for six-year terms. Any subsequent vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the unexpired term of office.

B. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter of Terrebonne Parish and the state of Louisiana. No person who holds an elective public office of any kind in the federal, state, or local governments shall be appointed or serve as a member of the commission. Any member of the commission who, during his term of office, is elected to any such public office shall be deemed to have resigned from the commission by virtue of being elected to such public office.

C. Any member of the commission may be removed therefrom by a vote of the parish governing authority in which two-thirds of the membership of the governing authority which appointed the member vote in favor of removal; however, the governing authority may only remove a member appointed by the parish president upon recommendation of the president. The parish governing authority shall first give the member thirty days written notice of its intention to act upon his removal.

D. The compensation of the members of the commission may be fixed by the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish. In addition to such compensation, the commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for the commissioners when in the performance of their official duties.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 485, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 120, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 75, §1.